Haughmond Hill

The Gruffalo is celebrating his 25th birthday and to celebrate, everyone is invited to take part in a brand-new forest adventure.

What to expect

The interactive family trail features all sorts of party-themed activities and games, along with fun facts to teach you about life in the forest for the Gruffalo and other creatures.

Follow the trail to help find the missing party items to give the Gruffalo a birthday to remember. Search for balloons, pine cones, apples and the Gruffalo himself, and complete fun activities and rubbings as you go along.

Get the party started with a Gruffalo Party Trail pack

Pick up your pack for just £4 from Haughmond Hill Café during opening hours, packed with fun things to do on your party adventure.

Inside you’ll find:

Share your party fun using the #GruffaloTrail hashtag.

The Gruffalo © 1999 & TM Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. Licensed by Magic Light Pictures Ltd.

Spending time amongst the trees and really noticing nature is scientifically proven to boost our mental and physical health. Follow the trail to take a mindful walk through the forest that invites you to really relax.

What to expect

Themed panels along the trail will invite you to pause, notice and connect with the forest environment around you.

A forest wellbeing journal is also available to help you get even more benefit from the experience, offering additional mindful things to do while you’re out in the forest and at home.

Download your forest wellbeing journal before you visit.

About the route

The wellbeing trail will follow our red walking trail, Henry's Hike. This circular walk takes you across the central plateau of the hill taking in views of the Wrekin to the east. 

The trail is 2.5km (1.5 miles) and starts/ends from the car park. There are some sections which are rocky and uneven and can get muddy especially after rain.

This trail is supported by Sport England using National Lottery funding.

Follow the yellow waymarkers along this surfaced trail through mixed woodland with frequent benches.  Visitors with wheelchairs, mobility scooters and buggies should find this walk suitable.

This trail is also home to our family activity trail, which changes theme each year.

The trail is named after the Corbett Family, who were the owners of Sundorne Estate from the late 1700s to the 1950s. They once owned Haughmond Hill, the Abbey and much of the surrounding land.

Enjoy a tasty treat in the forest at one of our beautiful picnic areas, just bring along good food and company!

There are numerous picnic tables around the cafe area. To help dog owners enjoy a hands-free experience, we have individual dog clips attached to all our benches for you to clip your dog lead to.

Alternatively, why not take a picnic to one of our various viewpoints and enjoy lunch with a view.

To prevent forest fires and reduce waste, please do not bring any barbecues into our forests and take all your litter home.